Indoor-football game



May l19, 1925.

C. HEAD INDOOR FOOTBALL GAME:`

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c. HEAD INDOOR FOOTBALL GAME Filed Apri; 12, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 Car/ Head WITNESS: AITORNEY Bym 4 INVENroR I 40 new players Patented May 19, 1925.

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To all whoct z' may concern.'

Be it known that I, CARLHEAD, a citizenv of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county' of Macon and State of Illinois, l have invented new and useful Im rovements in Indoor-Football Games, of whlch the following is a specification. This invention relates to amusement devices, particularly `to games, and has for its object the provision of a game designed to be played upon a playing board for carrying outthe action of the ordinary football game, the same requirements applying as 1n the outdoor game and the same series of plays with the resultant advantage and penalties being also used.y i

.An important object is the provision vof a game of' this character in which use is made of some counting means such as a pair l of differently colored dice, a spinning pointer movable over a graduated dial, ora spinning disk cooperating withv a fixed pointer, the number obtained from the use of what ever counting device is used referring to a seriesV of numbers on a chart which bears the names of the various plays together with the advanta es and penalties.

Another o ject is-the provision of a game n of this character which includes a board which may be subdivided by marks inscribed thereon to -deiine a football playing field or which may be provided with a plurality of holes into which may be inserted the markers indicating the location of the ball and the linesman along the iield. 4

Another object is the provision of a game of this character which not only constitutes an amusement device but which is also highf y advantageous as means for instructing on school teams and the line a? to'the possible plays and the results thereo An additional object-is the provision 4of a device .of this character which willv be simple and inexpensive in manufacture easy to use, entertaining and instructive general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: ,l i Figure 1 is is a perspective view of the 5 game board used in carrying out my game,

and a manner of. counting,

the board 'showing l INDOOR-FOOTBALL GAME A application med April 12, ma 'serial No. 5111,911.`

Figure 2 is a "detail sectional view tneiethrough,

Figure 3. is a perspective view of a pair of dlce used as counters and 'showing the Figureetis a plan View ofa rotary polluer co-operatmg with a graduated scale,

Figure 5,is a similar view showing a 1ou taly disk co-operating with a iixed pointer an Figure 6 .is a fragmentary plan view 0I struction. v

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numerallO designates a game board which is preferably rectangular in shape and elongated but which may be constructed of any suitable material such as wood, card board or the like, painted orotherwise treated to have an attractive appearance. This board has a playing surface l1 designed for representing a football field and this surface is marked ofi with the end zones indicated at 12, the goal lines indicated at 13 and alsol with subdivisions representing the yard lines in conformity to the marking of a football iield. As shown in Figure 1 and also in Figure 2 these subdivisions are ,holes 14 into which may be inserted markers 15 and 16 designating the location of the ball and the linesman, themarker 15 being preferably provided with a head representing a football so as to avoid any confusionV as to the identity of the two markers, themarker 16 having a head of some arbitrary formation which will contrast with` the marker 15. lf shown in Figure 6 the subdivisions of the playing surface may be merely lines 17 inscribe orpainted upon the board at the proper distances apart: In this modification ,the markers 15 and 16 might be replaced with other markers 18v and 19 which would be merely laid u on theA board instead of being inserted wit 15 and 16. l

Used in connection with the. game board isa chart which is preferably printed or otherwise inscribed upon the board at the sides thereof, though it might be formed as a se arate sheet' for use in conjunction with the hoard. This chart is designated by the numeral 20 and will be divided into two sections asjshown in Figure 1 for convenience and for makingt e playing surface a modified form of con' in holes like the markersv referred, as

consists of a plurality of vertical columns 21 at' the tops of which are the headings End run, Punt, Line buck and Forward pass, the various Alegends designating the various types of pla s in a football game. Each column 21 is sulidivided into spaces 22 within which are inscribed the advantages gained by certain plays and penalties resulting from diiferent causes, the arrangementof the inscriptions being of course arbitrary but being such that they willr truly represent the occurrences in a regular game of football. Between the pairs of columns 21 are columns 23 within which are inscribed, oppositethe spaces 22, numbers which are here shown as ranging from 11 to 66 though it should be understood that this definite arrangement is also arbitrary depending upon the type of means employed in the carrying out of the game for ascertaining to what number the successive players are entitled.

In playing the gaine lI may prefer to make use of a air of dice shown in Figure Kg 3, these dice being each inscribed with spots ranging from 1 to 6 and being each of :i dierent color, red and green being, illustrated in this instance, the purpose of the difference in color being that the die of one color should be read before the die of the other color as it is intended that the spots displayed when the dice are thrown should not be added as in crap and other gaines, but should be read in their multiple relation, as for instance the dice shown in Figure 3 are turned up to read 35. In other words one die represents units and the other tens.

Instead of using the pair of dice I may use a spinner as shown in Figure 4, this spinner including a stationary dial or disk 24 over which may be spun a pivoted arrow 25 the dial having a series of numbers on its face correspondin to the numbers in the columns 23 on t e game board. An-

o other variation is that I may make use of the spinner shown in Figure 5, in which instance I provide a basemember` 2 6 upon which is pivoted a rotatable dial 27 which is graduated and which co-operates with a fixed pointer 28 on the base.

In starting of the game the marker 15, or 18 as the case may be, is placed at tiie proper place on the field corres onding to the position of the ball indicatedp by the initial s in or throw of the dice in making the kic od. -The other markers 16 or 19 -as the case ma, be is laced at a point ten yards ahead of t e mar ers 15 or 18 to indicate the distance to be made in four downs. The players then either throw dice or operate whichever spinner is used in order to secure a number which will entitle. the player to a certain play with its con uent advantages or penalties. When ina ing a play the dplayer must first call for the cpay he in.- ten s to make, that is either" nd run, Punt, Line buck or Forward pass prior to ihis throwing of the dice or operation of the spinner.v When the player then obtains a number he reads down the column 23 until he reaches the number he has made and then refers across to the corresponding space 22 in `the roper one of the columns 21 having a heading corresponding to the play he called. The space` corresponding with the number thrown or spun will inform the player as to what advantage oi' penalty he receives as the result of his,y

play. The player the-n moves the marker representing the ball correspondingly upon the playing surface. til the game has been played in a full and complete manner corresponding to the playing of a regular football game.

The device is not only capable of use as an amusement apparatus but is also advantageous in instructing new layers on the teams of schools, colleges and the like as it will acquaint them with the possible plays, the possible penalties and a vanta es and This is continued unp will also inform them as to the ifferent points along the field from which mitted to attem t to tr a dro ment kick, the istance eing o course arbitrary, and being a reed upon in advance.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a. game which will be highly amusing, entertaining and also instructive, which will have the additional advantage of being easy to lay and count. Owing to the. simplicity an the fewness of the parts it is apparent that the cost of manufacturing the device should be slight and owing to the particular arrangement and construction it will be seen that there is nothing at all to get out of order, this being a very important advanta e as will be readily apparent, to those whov ave endeavored to manipulate some of the complicated ame devices in use.

Whi e it is peris of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the -invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A gaine device comprisin boardY having a pla ing surface esigned to represent a cot al fie d, the surface being markedv to represent the points forming or constituting the successive stations and playing points of a football game, in comination with movable markers designed to be placed upon the pla ing points and moved in conformity wit a game possible plays of a football ame, a guide chart, on the board at opposite sides of the playing surface, bearing the names of the different plays together with indicia as to penalties and advantages corresponding with a series of numbers, and means operable bythe play# ers for obtaining certain numbers.

2. A game device comprising a game board having a playing surface designed to represent a football ield, the surface being marked to represent the points forming or constituting the successive stations and playing points of a football game, in coinbination With movable markers designed to be placed upon the laying points and moved in conformity with possible lays of a football game, a guide chart provided dlrectly upon the board at opposite sides of the laying surface including columns having eadings corresponding tothe possible plays, said columns being subdivided into spaces vbearing indicia as to penalties, together with distances pertaining thereto, advanta es, the columns being furthermore inscribe opposite said spaces with a series of numbers, and means operable by the players for obtaining a number corresponding to the numbers on the chart, said means including dice of different colors intended to be read in their multiple relation, one indioating units and the other tens.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

CARL HEAD. 

